Requires certain notice prior to placing liens related to water utility service.

This bill requires water utilities in New Jersey to provide written notice to property owners and tenants before placing liens for unpaid water charges when a water meter has failed to register. Specifically, utilities must send this notice within 30 days of the meter failure to the homeowner, any listed representative, and all affected residential customers. If a utility places or enforces a lien without first providing this required notice, it faces a civil penalty of at least $2,500 per violation. The law applies to both municipal water utilities and public water utilities operating in the state.